- Date
- August 7, 1985, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Dallas, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5356MFairchild Swearingen SA226TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850807037049A
- Case key
- 21566
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft sustained substantial damage when it landed with the gear up. The pilots reported lowering the gear, but did not confirm the gear position. The tower transmitted a warning, but the crew did not respond. Subsequent investigation revealed a malfunction in the voltage regulators on both generators. The battery voltage available was not sufficient to initiate gear extension. Manual gear extension was available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5356M
- Reported as
- Fairchild Swearingen SA226TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC211E
- Airframe hours
- 10,280
- Engine
- Allison TPE331-3UW303, 940 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Air Midwest Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 6, 1985 · 51 hours before
- Departed
- FYV · Fayetteville, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DAL · Love Field, runway 13L, 7,754 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.